A strategy must cover a three year period.

Designated authorities must review their strategy after 18 months and before preparing a new strategy.

Designated authorities must prepare a new strategy for submission to the Welsh Ministers for approval no more than three years after the previous strategy was submitted for approval.

Each subsequent strategy must be published.

Designated authorities must provide an annual report to the Welsh Ministers explaining how they are implementing and monitoring their strategy.

If a designated authority proposes to amend its strategy substantially, it must submit a draft amended version to the Welsh Ministers for approval.

The strategy must be published in both English and Welsh unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so.